PLACE
Collaboration with local authorities, community groups and partners, such as the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), to share information and integrate policies and strategies helps support sustainable tourism management.
Together, we are promoting a variety of activities to our passengers and delivering greater social and economic outcomes for communities.
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Economic Impact
- The Durban Cruise Terminal in South Africa became operational in December 2021
- Construction of the new MSC Cruises Terminal in Miami began in the summer of 2021
- A new MSC Cruises Terminal in Barcelona is due to be operational in 2023
As a minimum all our new cruise terminals will meet the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver rating.
Economic Impact
Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve
We transformed Ocean Cay from an abandoned industrial facility to a pristine destination, creating a remote, natural desert island experience for our cruise guests. Despite the challenges, the benefits of our environmentally sensitive development became apparent, as the biodiversity increased in both the water, on land and in the air.
Thanks to our efforts there has been an increase in avian wildlife and the return of many bird species, including breeding pairs, as well as an increase in migrating populations. Waterbirds including herons, egrets and oystercatchers and are now frequently spotted and there have also been occasional sightings of birds of prey, including osprey and kestrels.
The waters around Ocean Cay are designated as a Marine Protected Area (MPA) which means commercial fishing is restricted and other measures are in place to protect and enhance biodiversity. Our efforts to remove significant quantities of scrap metal waste from the waters around the island has resulted in dramatic improvements in the local ecology and marine life has become more diverse. Now sea turtle sightings are common.
We monitor the coral of the island and have seen increased productivity with numerous species recorded including grunts, jacks, hogfish, angel fish lobsters, crabs, shrimps and moray eels – a positive indication of a healthy reef.
Visit the Ocean Cay Marine Reserve website.
Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve
STEERING THE COURSE TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
For us Sustainability means protecting the environment, supporting the people who work with us and choose to travel with us,
as well as the communities and places that we visit and do business with.
Discover our sustainability programme organised around four key pillars: Planet, People, Place and Procurement.